Weekend Photo Fun 11-21-19-??

It’s that time of year again!

Displays start up next weekend and the Science Museum of Virginia.....then for 7 weeks at the Great Big GreenHouse.......the GBGH has already cleared space for us!

Then a layout for the tree in the office....

I’m getting in the mood for the holidays!

Peter

Some postwar action on both levels of my version of a Lionel Display Layout.

The work you guys do for the good of the hobby is admirable, Have a great Turkey day everybody.

Started early eh? Okay, that's a great thing. Like what I'm seeing(as usual).

Well, since I got something yesterday, why not. Yesterday arriving from Mr. Muffin's is the custom run of #5415 New York Central J3a Hudson with the PT Tender. I took a couple of pictures yesterday which I popped on the Mr. Muffin's topics, and I'll be happy to share here as well. I love this engine as most know, Hudson's are my favorite engines.

In the second picture up top next to the traction tires, Dave Olson said that little box piece is a Kadee adapter for the PT Tender. I was surprised he answered my question without me actually asking him, so awesome he did.

In some pictures the boiler front looks lighter, others looks darker. I love this engine either way. I'll have to get a carpet run in on Saturday(as I should have time then) to give the whistle a good blow and to see how she sounds. Enjoy, I know I am and will always.

CNJ #107 is a USRA 0-6-0 steam switcher model offered by Atlas O in 2007. Here, it is shown on the scratch-built trestle on my 10’-by-5’ layout. The layout is small and so are the consists that I run on it.

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MELGAR

This weekend' photos of fun!  Pics from in and around Patsburg.  Wishing all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

Aerotrain passing through on the S&Y RR.

Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:

Started early eh? Okay, that's a great thing. Like what I'm seeing(as usual).

Well, since I got something yesterday, why not. Yesterday arriving from Mr. Muffin's is the custom run of #5415 New York Central J3a Hudson with the PT Tender. I took a couple of pictures yesterday which I popped on the Mr. Muffin's topics, and I'll be happy to share here as well. I love this engine as most know, Hudson's are my favorite engines.

In the second picture up top next to the traction tires, Dave Olson said that little box piece is a Kadee adapter for the PT Tender. I was surprised he answered my question without me actually asking him, so awesome he did.

In some pictures the boiler front looks lighter, others looks darker. I love this engine either way. I'll have to get a carpet run in on Saturday(as I should have time then) to give the whistle a good blow and to see how she sounds. Enjoy, I know I am and will always.

Dave....... it looks gorgeous.......enjoy it!

Peter

trumptrain posted:

This weekend' photos of fun!  Pics from in and around Patsburg.  Wishing all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

Pat.....I love your pics....each week a great new experience!

Peter

A 2018 Christmas Layout memory

'tis the season!  The front area of the Christmas portion of the layout

- walt

Creating 2019 Christmas layout memories

Last week I showed images of how my entire house, every room, is in disarray with boxes and such.  I have been wiring lately.

RATS' NEST, what's that?

- walt

                         Marci out at the Anderson's...

Off to a good start this week, I like what I've seen so far.  Wow, Walt, all I can say, is you must have one heck of an understanding  wife.  Mine would have already told me to get it cleaned up or put it back in the boxes and stow it and mine would never be as big as what you always have down.  Mine wife would never stand for that.   I gave up long time ago wanting to put some of my trains down at Christmas, this was pre-O Gauge days.  Maybe I'll try next year and see what happened, hopefully we'll be in our new home by then.  HO HO HOOO!!!!

                                           Working hard for you, custom 28...

River City 3-Railers

My You Tube Channel: 

Never met Walt Rapp, but every year by way of him showing pics of his yearly Christmas layout, I get inspired to try and put together

the ol'  RealTrax (version 1) and run trains. This year with twin grandsons (ok, they are just 2 months old...why not influence them) I better get going. So, here is what I've done so far..........

Live steam on the G&O.  NH Joe

New MTH Premier Louis-Dreyfus PS-2-CD 4427 high-sided covered hopper with an ATLAS O Louis-Dreyfus PS-2-CD 4427 low-sided covered hopper.

Andrew

I just got yelled at for trains making too much noise. Didn’t realize it’s after 1 am. Trains have been running for about 4 hours straight now. It was a postwar night.

North Western’s eastbound and westbound trains running on double main lines near Marshalltown, Iowa.

Testing out the Christmas cars......

Peter

J. Motts posted:

Off to a good start this week, I like what I've seen so far.  Wow, Walt, all I can say, is you must have one heck of an understanding  wife.  Mine would have already told me to get it cleaned up or put it back in the boxes and stow it and mine would never be as big as what you always have down.  Mine would never stand for that.   I gave up long time ago wanting to put some of my trains down at Christmas, this was pre-O Gauge days.  Maybe I'll try next year and see what happened, hopefully we'll be in our new home by then.  HO HO HOOO!!!!

maybe it's why I don't have one!

Bill T posted:

Aerotrain passing through on the S&Y RR.

Darn you Bill !!!!!!!!  You gotta stop posting those images of that fabulous train that I regret selling everytime you do this.   Biggests mistake I've made in my train life

walt

Put out the Thanksgiving train this morning:

                                         Atlas O Master SAL #1768 Old & new.......

Got her back from repair at Roundhouse South and she runs great! A simple DCC/DCS backwards switch fix and she has been running wonderfully. Having some fun this weekend with the complete Chick-fil-A train!

The GEVO is ready!

Peter

This morning the BR&W was warming up number 60. Figured I'd snap a few.

Christmas Train Meet 2019  TCA Fort Pitt Division Kids Club.

Walt, sorry, I had no idea you weren't married, I was just razing you.  Please forgive me if I struck a sensitive nerve.  I meant no disrespect.  

walt rapp posted:

Creating 2019 Christmas layout memories

Last week I showed images of how my entire house, every room, is in disarray with boxes and such.  I have been wiring lately.

RATS' NEST, what's that?

- walt

 

Always look forward to your new layouts Walt! You are way braver than me!!

stevenb06 posted:

Got her back from repair at Roundhouse South and she runs great! A simple DCC/DCS backwards switch fix and she has been running wonderfully. Having some fun this weekend with the complete Chick-fil-A train!

Who offers this?

J. Motts posted:

Walt, sorry, I had no idea you weren't married, I was just razing you.  Please forgive me if I struck a sensitive nerve.  I meant no disrespect.  

JEM: not bothered by it in the least.  I'm not sensitive to it at all.  But thanks

- walt

BobbyD posted:

walt rapp posted:

Creating 2019 Christmas layout memories

Last week I showed images of how my entire house, every room, is in disarray with boxes and such.  I have been wiring lately.

RATS' NEST, what's that?

- walt

 

Always look forward to your new layouts Walt! You are way braver than me!!

Thanks BobbyD!  Not "brave" in MANY people's opinion.  Most people that visit can't believe I tear it down and rebuild it each year.  Maybe they don't understand using a hobby as a favorite pasttime.

- walt

walt rapp posted:

A 2018 Christmas Layout memory

'tis the season!  The front area of the Christmas portion of the layout

- walt

Walt,

Looks like a layout that has "fun" written all over it!

Perhaps a pic or two of the areas not in this photo?

Doing something similar this year? Can't wait to see it

walt rapp posted:

J. Motts posted:

Walt, sorry, I had no idea you weren't married, I was just razing you.  Please forgive me if I struck a sensitive nerve.  I meant no disrespect.  

JEM: not bothered by it in the least.  I'm not sensitive to it at all.  But thanks

- walt

As we are having Christmas at my daughter's house this year I wanted to put a Christmas village on cotton on our large dining room table. Inaugural run of the post-war American flyer I bought at York.  Mrs. 'Ski nixed that idea real quick!

I can't complain too much, after all she has put up with me for over 45 years.

Oh well, at least I'll still have pre-war Standard gauge under the tree, and there is always O gauge Warrenville in the basement.